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Highline Community College’sWork “This isnot unique among cornmuni- but don’t qualifyfor the program, CA, King County Parks and the city of Study program could be cut because ty colleges,” Hilliard noted of the according to Hilfiard. Seattle current allocations are not being used problem of filling more Work Study But if a student IS eligible, “We try In the State Work Study Program, a up, explained Financial Aid Counselor jobs, and therefore using more of the very hard to place them in a job,” she student can wkalmost anywhere, Billie Hilliard. available funds. stated. “Except for a very few cases, except with church or political organi- “The last couple of years we have One reason cited by Hilliard for not we do.” zations, Hilliard said. had extra money, because we’re not placing more students in the available The system for distributing the filling allour jobs,” she said. jobs is that they can often find better To qualify forthe program, a student Work Study funds works,she said, but The FederalGovernment could look paying jobs off campus. Also, campus must maintain 12 credits at a minimum simply not alleligible students take the at this and cut their funding to more work hours are not always compatible 2.00 grade point average and show jobs. closely match what the school hasbeen with student schedules. sufficient financial need as deter- “If all the studentswho qualified using, Hilliard said. Federal backing mined by the CollegeScholarship came in, we wouldjust about fill all our accounts for 80 per cent of the Work Inaddition, some studentswho could Service. jobs,” Hilliard estimated. Study funds; HCC resources provide be eligible for financial aid and Work Not all College Work Study jobs are All students are urged by Hilliard to the remaining 20 per cent for the Study don’t apply for the funds. Some on campus, someare provided by non- check their eligibilityfor assistance in program. students would like the campus jobs, profit organizations such as the YM- the Financial Aid Office in Bldg. 6. HCC students view blind experience by Roger Ward Brown, with her golden retriever Rob; demonstrated how a Seeing Eye Most of us will never know whatit is dog works toexpand its master’s like to function in a world without mobility. Shenoted that dogguides sight, but a group of students andstaff should not be touched, fed,or spoken to fromHighline College experienced in public. The dog wouldbecome some of the problems thatare encoun- distracted and not be able tG perform tered by the visually disabled. its job. On Wednesday, Jan. 30. the special studies class in Hotel-Restaurant man- Rob, who cost some $8,000 to train, agement examineda number of techni- was very calm during the taping and ques used by blind customers in the seemed content to sleep through most various hospitality industries. of it. Dog guides are well behaved and by Stan Briller and Carolyn Brown, two law must be allowed into publicac- speakers from CommunityServices comodations. Restaurants, hotels, for the Blind gave presentations that apartments. and stores .cannot refusp were taped in the color TV studio. admittance or service to a blind person CSBwas setup fifteen years ago because they have their dog with them. under the auspices of the United Way. ! Ned Brodsky-Porges, director of the Brown, who was a teacher when she Hotel-Restaurant program at HCC, became blind five years ago, stressed hostedthe taping session. It will be the need for more accessibility for the edited and shown to classesin hospital- handicapped in the varioushospitality ity oriented fields. Brodsky-Porges industries. People who work in these sees a growing community interest in fields, according to Brown, need to the problems of the handicapped citi- learn how to handle the handicapped zen. Here at Highline the elevator customer in order to better serve buttons are transcribed in Braille, them. local businesses are also improving Briller, the executive director of the their facilities. CSB, described the role of his agency as being twofold. First, it provides The seminar included: a slide pre-

direct services for the blind to help sentation, a chance to experience dif- I them adjust to their handicap. These ferent types of blindness with the use services include: transcribing litera- of sensitizing goggles, a look at Braille ture into Braille, supplying assistance menusbeing used in many area re- in finding housing, social services, and staurants and a demonstration of how job and mobility training. to accompanya blind person in public. Secondly, it is involved in communi- Blind people are individuals who ty education to openup the outside want to be treated like anybody else. world to the visually disabled person. As Brown stated,“Restaurant emp- A piece of machinery takes a breather from campus renovation. The job at hand Blind people can and do contribute to loyees should treat us as they would entails new accommodations for Highiine’s handicapped students and faculty. society in a working as well social any other diner.” staff photo by Leland Hilbum environment, according to Briller. Cont. on page 2 h HCEA to lobbv for unused sick leave pay # I /- -h cometo work,” stated Dr. Ed Com- teachers weren’t included in it, Even though Command wouldlike to ” by Tim Kelly I mand, HCC vice president. “It looked like we weren’t doing our see the entire bill abolished, he does During the current legislative ses- Because Highline has a very good job,” Brown commented. “This year feel that it should co‘ver all employees sion in Olympia, the Highline College employee attendance rate, Command our lobbying effort is to include equally. Education Association plans to lobby said that the program will cost the teachers.” ! for anamendment to a bill which school more money than it would save At present, Brown said instructors compensates stateemployees, other through better attendance. are almost encouraged to be sick and I than teachers, for unused sick leave. In a report made to the HCC Board of take advantage of their present sick I “We have an inequity inthe system,” Trustees. by Jim Sharpe,business leave benefits. I’ said HCEA President Dave Brown. manager, it was estimated that the cost Althoughthe bill is intended to “Other state employees initiated the of the bill to the collegewould be increase attendance,Command ex- bill.” $7,500. The report went on to say that plained how it too encourages absen- When the bill was going through the the state’s community colleges could teeism. The maximumnumber of sick legislative process, a motion was made have an annual liability of more than leave days that can be accrued is 160. to exclude teachers, Brown explained, $5OO,oQo for the pay-back program. - In an advisory opinion from the state because the legislature saw how much The bill , besides the yearly pay- attorney general’s office, it was point- it would cost to cover teachers. back, also renumsratee retiring emp ed out that employees could not earn loyees for all accrued sick leave at the more than 160 sick leave days, so, once As set up, the bill compenutes atate same one for four ratio. they had, they couldn’t earn any to be employees for one fourtb of unwed These are the benefits that the turned in for the pay-back. sick~eaveaptaforvQyroil~~nrr- HCEA along with other community This essentially penalize8 emp- don per year. To be eligible for tlk college faculty groups willbelobbying loyees who have had Bodattendance money, an employee mart have ac- for this year. throughthe years, according to crrrsdaminimtund60d.prolakk They have waited until now, Brown command. lave. eaid, buss they didn’t want to lobby “ItnnmboutthattheMU~ “The idea WU toencouragepaople to againstthe~bill8implybscsusc mrne people to take time off;’bc, aaid. t

I.””...... - ... C .. . .- ...... e c \ c m Special Library rooms to close Faculty Reading by Linda Pollinger go into the mom because it is already being occupied. The closing of some of the special There has alsobeen some abuse done t collection rooms on the fourth floor of to the moms, which is a factor in the Room relocated the Highline College library has been closing of them. proposed by Keith Harker,head libra- “The closing of the special collection W rian. rooms will save a lotof trouble for the The Faculty Reading Room, previ- M Thereare eight special collection librarians suchas maintaining the ously located on the fifth floor of the rooms at the present time which are rooms and keeping track of a separate Highline College Library, has been S assignedto certain curriculum areas card catalogue for these books.” said reopened in room 309, on the third a, suchas geology, engineering, and McFarland. floor of the library. S- career colmseling. Each year these “Most of the use wc get in the rooms A well-kept secret since the new library opened, the reading room was rooms are evaluated tosee if any is from people throughout the com- g changes need to be made. munity and not from the students at moved from the fifth floor in an effort S? The counseling forcareers collec- Highline,”said McFarland. to gain more attention. New soft seat- nc tiol:. the parent education , and the Highline Community College has ing, better bookshelvesand more read- le engineering collection rooms will be received a grant for a Tutorial Prog- ing materials have been added in hopes zioscd. They will be used for other ram. Students will work as tutors and of attracting more faculty members, . -”? ht purposes suchas studymg and lec- will be paid through the grant. The according to Keith Harker,head libra- fc turing. Instructional Council plans on locating rian. a The room’s reading material in- 1 According to Dr. Robert McFarland, Robert McFarland this program in the closed rooms. SC dean of instruction, theserooms are One librarian pointed out that Some All books that were in these special cludes currentworld literature and ti being closed so that the collections can students will be using the rooms and collection Will be r’noved intothe recent teaching journals. Also, the la be made available to everyone. other students feel that they shouldn’t shelves of the main library. room contains a faculty bulletin board where negotiation and job announce- b’ ments, teacher exchange programs, se and other news relevant to the teach- T ing staff can be posted. b 1981 “The room should be a place for the No tuition increases until W faculty to relax and escape from the ti: by Sarah Lee Other college charges such asappli- Due tofood price increases, the hectic pace of the college,’’ Harker cation, graduation, withdrawal, and cafeteria has had to raise its prices too. said. Sf Tuition fees for Highline Communi- change of schedule fees may be out- In addition, some special fee prices He encourages faculty members to d’ ty College will remainat curre1:t rates dated, according to Caskey. In earlier comment on the room and to present are subject to the needs of individual P at least until July of 1982, stated Jesse years, due toless space and fewer cornpaniezithat provide services to any ideas or changes they might be S€ Caskey., dean of student services. programs offered here, students put Hlghhne. interested in. b on waiting lists would apply at other The state !egislaturc has jurisdiction colleges as well. over tuition rates, and will not be Some of the extra charges came k considering any increases until 1981. about because some of these students - The state provides 80 per cent of entered other institutions while their Registration ills cured college funding, while student tuition applications were needlessly being accounts for the other 20 per cent. processed by HCC. Charges such as by Allen Lally Washington Community College Com- the $10 application fee were set up to discourage this practice and to pay for processing no-show forms. Parking permits have decreased in price since Highline opened in 1961. Formerly five dollars for all studentc, the Past Year by wan,regis- LIACSLQIIL.Each morning during registration,a regardless of credit load, permits for trarl and Don procedures anal- transactional audit isperformed on the yst for the registrar’s office. students taking five or fewer credits previous day’s computer entries, to now cost only. two dollars. The most apparent improvement can check for mistakes. Also, teachers be Seen at the time of registration perform in-class audits on their stu- according toWood. Allof the proce- dent rosters. For each credit hour of the tuition dures involved in registering, such as fee, $1.70 goes into the student ac- signing up for each class, and paying tivities budget which makes free cam- Periodically, the system issubject to tuition, are performed at a single pus lectures, movies and sportsevents breaking down, or “down time.” For window, several of which are served possible. breakdowns on the terminals, there isa by one line, as ina bank. Each function Outside costs are the exceptions to backup system consisting of another was previously done at separate win- HCC’s near zero inflation rate. terminal, but during down time at the dows, requiring a waitin several lines. “Text book prices are increasing Consortium, the registration formsare Processing and filing of registration along with the cost of living at 13 per then putin a separate file to be fed into forms, whichused to be done by hand, cent per year,” according to Merna the computer when itis back “on line.” are now handled by a Univac 90 Trowbridge,Highline Bookstore All those involved in the registration computer system. Jesse Caskey manager. process agree that these measures Each form is fed into the terminal at have served to greatly streamlinea the registration window, and is entered oncetedious and painstaking opera- into the main computer bank at the tion, according to Wood. Blind experience cont. I Cont. from page 1 13, will deal with hiringpractices in the The HotelRestaurant program at hospitalityindustries from the man- 1Highline has a two-year transfer op- agement’s viewpoint. tion for those who will be attending a four-year institution, and a certificate Anyone interested in Highline’s programfor the individual who is Hotel-Restaurant program shouldcon- headed for the job market. tact Brodsky-Porges in Building 18, The next seminar, to be held on Feb. room 107 (ext. 480).

Get training for career fields in administration, medical, communica- tions,mechanics, heavy equipment operations, and foodservices which will assist you in getting a job. FOR PRIOR SERVICE MEN: State tuition assistance will pay C up to $750.00 per year for four years. C FOR NON-PRIOR SERVICEMEN: Enlistment bonus of cons $1,500. Educational assistance program will pay up to $500.00 Hig’ per year for four years. UPt cum A We offer a “Try-One” program 0 Enlist for a year and try it. ever in lo( inter 3rd Battalion 161st Infantry (Mech) Sanc- 24410-Military Road, Kent, Wa. 98031 Th ed o 839-6900 cons. desi A National Guard Representative is available men1 Ned Brod8ky-Porge8, Stan Brllkr, and Carolyn Brown durlngtblr pre8e~lOn011 I impl. Tuesday and Thursday from 11-1 in Building 6. tho technique8 uwd by bllnd curtomerr of the varlour hoapltaltty Indum-. well staff photo by Brian Morris Tk

c in Narn vet sees duty in Turkey with Reserves by Sylvia Jones contact with. They were sociable, play- most of the populace is illiterate,’’ Hall ing cards and drinkingwith the said. Lee Hall, Highline College student, Marines. Many of them had attended “Idon’t know if it would be effective was called to duty in Turkey by the college or military school in the United in an educated society.In their system Marine Reserves last October. States. “They were intelligent. They there are no mitigating circumstances, Reserres from all over the United took the trouble to learn to speak no civil rights or appeals. The adminis- States were sent toTurkey fora staged English as well as they could in order to trator of justice has sole power. amphibious assault alongthe northeast be able to communicate. “It is as if the Mayor of Kent had life shore of the country. “They explained the differing view- and death con.ml over everyone who “Our job was to support the Turkish points of the two cultures. They under- lived there,’’ he said. government and our NATO allies, to standwe live different lives. They The operation took three weeks: onc show we could get there rapidly if we overlooked our mistakes, but pointed of preparation before leaving, one in need to.It was a show of force, more or them out to us.” Turkey, and one for debriefing and less,” Hall explained. As examples, Hall told how every checking equipment on return. Hall is a gunnerysergeant in a aspect of life is governed by Islamic . -”? Hall decided to stay in the Marine helicopter unit that was responsible law. A man mustnot compliment a Reservesbecause, “I had had nine for ferrying militaryand civilian VIP’s friend’s wife.To do so would be years of active duty and couldn’t see 1 and cargo. The Reserves provided air considered an overt act, an attempt to giving away all the benefits I had support with helicopters and fighter steal the wife. This would bedegrading accrJed, plus, I have a personal com- attack planes for the forces that were to the husband. Instead, a man should mitr-lent to my country.” This tour was landing on the beach. compliment the husbandabout his in addition to the two weeks active duty “It was after Khomeini took power, wife. required each summer. before the embassywas taken the In the strictly stratified society of In his nine years of service in the second time,” Hall said. “You know, Turkey, simplecourtesies suchas Lee Hall Marines, Hall “did his time in Vietnam Turkey and Iran have commona opening doors must be performed by for a year ,* and wasstationed in border. There was concern as to the person of lower status for the one unlesssomeone elsefeeds him. In Okinawa for three and one half years. whether the U.S. could qet there in with higher. practice, the disgrace is so great that that time In case of an attack. It was in Okinawa he firs1 It is almost impossible to rise from others will have nothing to do with the learned scuba diving, a sport that had “We didn’t have an opportunity to one level to another, but easy to be criminal. Those whosurvive the public interested him since school days. sightsee. The Turkish government demoted. Committing a crime as de- amputation generally huddle together The diving led to an awarenessof the didn’twant any mingling. They are fined by religious law will result in with others of theirkind in small beautiful shells to be found in Okina- proud, independent people. They demotion, according to Hall. groups isolated from the community. wan waters. “When I first started seemed afraid that mingling would collecting I wasnew to diving and break down their independence.” The law allows people to use only Public administration of capital pun- their right hands to eat. The punish- ishmentappears to be effective as shells. I would pick up everything, Military officials were the only Tur- ment for stealing is cutting off the there is a low crime ratein Turkey. “It Later, I became discriminating and kish people Hall’s detachment had right hand, so the thief will starve is effective in their way of life, where Cont. on page 6 J Hansen credits CEP for success in career by Robin Leone sen works to keep things flowing’ total design process, always refining Instead of with a lot of theory, it smoothly. with ”efficiency” in mind. approaches the needs of the time with Administering organization and or- His experience with Red Dot began “As acustom type manufacturer local opportunities in view,” he con- ler allows Gary Hansen, Highline about sevenyears ago, with a part-time with no high volume, the human factor tinued. Aanufacturing Engineering Technolo- job arranged through the MET prog- plays a major role,” according to “The only- disadvantageyou may gy (MET) graduate, freedom from ram and the Cooperative Education Hansen. “We’ll never be able to re- have to a person with a four-year “day to day” routine. Program. place people - - only change their job degree is that mostpeople use that In his positionas Vice President with The CEPis set up to appoint credits assignments. It’s a matter of cost degree as a filtering agent. In exotic I Red Dot Corporation in Seattle, Han- for education acquired through work- effectiveness.” design or very unique manufacturing ingexperience. Credits tally according Hansen adds, “There are not too there is an advantage tohaving a four- to number of hours worked, with 18 many thingsthat can be done with just year degree because of increased ex- maximum credit hours per student (50 one way of doing it. All it takes is posure. But the majority of business is work hours per 1 hour of credit.) somebody with organizational skills processes and what have you. This is Hansen says, “If it weren’t for the and the right frame of mind, teamed where practical experience is the key Cooperative Education Program I with the practical understanding that factor putting you on a par level.’’ could easily have ended up with a ‘simplest is best’.’’ As Hansen attended school he had larger company like Boeing. This way But, he says, “It’s hard to find the chance to work in his own career you have the opportunity to show what someone with technical skills and or- field, receiving credits in relation to you can do. When you come up with ganizational capabilities, and firms are number of hours worked.According to ideasyou can end up creating a often forced to deal with this ‘weak Hansen, “There isa definite advantage position for yourself. Iwas able to get link’.”The ManufacturingEngineer is with this arrangement. I think the my foot in the door and grow with the there to fill a void. Using administra- program is very good because it en- company.” tive capabilities to apply technical ables youto take what you’re taughtin And grow he did.Since his MET expertise comes down to recognizing the classroom and see it in reality the involvement with the CEP program that the simplest thing that gets the job same day.”He found himself analizing ended in May of1973 with graduation, done is the best. That’s Hansen’s production techniqueson products Gary Hansen’s position with Red Dot answer to the “weak link”. he’d often helped to produce - - in his Corp. has moved fromDirector of “In this way the Cooperative Educa- opinion, an ideal learning environ- Manufacturing to Director ofEn- tion program approacheseducation ment. gineering, to placement in his present from a more practical standpoint. Cont. on page 6 position as Vice President of the com- pany last August. Red Dot is acustom design firm engaged in the manufacture of heaters and air conditioning units. As a pri- Grads to give advice vately held corporation employing ab- I out 225 people, Hansen says they by Erma Battenburg cide what might be a good field for producesomething for just about them. everyone in the trucking industry, “The Way We Work” 1s a new The speaker next Tuesday, Feb. 12, Gary Hanwn with services apanning the entire na- program that brings former Highline will be Georgia Turley, a library tion. Their engineers go through the College students back to the campus at technician in HCC’s main library. Tur- 12 noon on Tuesdays to share howtheir ley said her previous work experience education helped them to a new career. included various jobs as fry cook in . .. restaurants. She said she was encour- Course descriptions change Many people have not decided what aged to get her GED at Highline, and kind of work they want to do, Betty went on from there to -get into the Changes course descriptions a minor changes in course names, and Colasurdo,women’s programs coor- library program at thecollege. She in is I

constant on-going process to keep the changes in hours offered, but in addi- dinator, said. “These undecided people says shewill talk about whatshe had to 1 Highline Community College catalog tion it is necessary to review each include not only recent high school go through to get the job, and whather up-to-date, says Dr. Charles Sandifer, course periodically to be sure it is graduates, but also the slightly older tasks include during a typical day. curriculum director. forward moving to meet the needs of than average student whohasreturned On Feb. 19Norma Jean Rothe, legal, a A detailed course description for changing times, says Sandifer. to the campus. They are people who assistant working with a law firm in every class offered on campus is kept want to changecareers, return to a job Kent, will be the speaker. Rothe says in loose leaf form available to anyone This information is used by Counsel after a long absence, or maybe they are her previousemployment was as a 1 interested in seeing it, according to Center in advising students and it is going to work for the first time,” secretary, which was “just a job,” but i Sandifer. also used when answering inquiries Colasurdo stated. “They are not sure now she feels sheis in a career position ! The coursedescriptions are aubmitt- from other colleges and universities, what kinds of jobs are available or specializing in family law. 1 edon a CourseAdoption Form which concerning student transfers Sandif- what skills are needed,” shecontinued, These programs of sharing will be I : considers for whom the courae is er continued. The former students will be talking held at 12 noon in Building 10, room ’ designed, the student goals, achieve- If course descriptions were not fre- about their particular positions, what 1os. ; ment level and transfer or vocational quently reviewed the catalog might list ! implications, continued Sandifer, as courses that are no longer offered, or well as methods of grading, the goals might not be in line with The revisions for the most part are current needs. I

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H Draft-A matter of equity? feat T. The problem Americahas present- you, but close enouahfor discomfort. stuc cd itself with is twofold. And America seems to agree with lem, Not only have we to worry about that too. Unfortunately, the justifica- If “Should we go?”, but “Should wetake tion may bemisplaced. plai the women?”. The same indignancewhich has COlll It seems that everything gets more raised the country’s hackles concern- drot difficult with time, even the draft. ing attending war at hasall also been plac Whcn President Carterannounced directed toward including the women bnns his own interest in the re-opening of in the bargain. E the selectiveservice, apparently a A commonobservation has been dere chord was pluckedthroughout the “Well, they wanted the ERA. Make colu body of the Americanpeopled rath- them go.” W er agreeable one. A majority of the Thereasoning sounds logical inqu enough, even for those whohave polled population agrees with such ’ YOUT action, in theory at least, if not in serious doubts thatall women wanted ’ ‘. whit practice. the ERA to become the 27thamend- c lem. Publishedcomments range from ment. AT “Definitely maybe it would beOK” to But that very sentiment will make fron “Probably definitely why yes maybe the draft even more difficulta part on nan it would beOK”. For, even in agree- of the-society which is still trying to A? ment, this generation cautious.is The gainequitable recognition. While and past era’s anti-war activism isa blur hardly hostile, the attitude is akin the the of sordid memories which will over- retaliation, the subtle predecessor of lap battle enthusiasm forsome time resentment. I to come. If the women are drafted, as they four But it would be wrong to mistake most likely will beif the malesare, it E prudent ambivalence for disinterest. must be because of ability, equity and tion Open agreement is rare, but enough necessity. It must be remembered adm of it is evident to leadone to believe that females have survived with the fror that, if called, therewould be an men, not because of them. Cenl answer. An answer in guns, troops, If that seems to be too strong a A and artillery. statement for some, maybe it should Was And who will do the answering? be said that probably definitely why Notonly may Johnny have the yes maybe the women are capable, chance to march involuntarily off to integral parts of ourexistence, even W once more, but Jane may go with to the point of fighting other parts of this time. Not side by side, mind humanity. Tr actu: Commentary the ” Apathy a possible scapegoat for insincerity merely of By Melodie Steiger The very necessity of human feel- activism forthe sake Bitterness, perhapsthe saddest activism. ing can lead to that response being malady of all, might be the culprit. Apath>-is the scapegoat of man)’ a It has. as a result, been necessary to unproductive, dangerous, or insin- Perhapsadministrative difficulties c-ampus issue. or lack thereof. steel one’s self against such tactics, Ct’I’e. fit into the problem, or frustration I; is that \~r>*lack tvhich is the particularly when they are coupled concerning unattained leadership. ear: ,?;Id soul of this attitudeof A case in point is displayed by a with the expert use of ignorance. The Llnconcerr,. feeding unrest in the letter recentl), received by the High- But apathy, too, can allow an ex- protection of self, friends, country, or population through the decepti\?e si- line College Student Union. Sprinkled tremist view to develop, despite its etc. is as good anoffense as any lence of apathy. with terms such as “militarist pup- insincerity. A bizarre point may be against theunanswerable, unchange- And silence can fester into an ugly pets (security)”. “opressed (sic) stu- backed by the protest that “At least able past dwelled upon aby handful. it’s a response.” Apathy may not, after all, be the However, throughout the journals opposite of viewssimilar to the of history,some of the most disaster- aforementioned. ous outcomes havestemmed from It may very well be the parent.

P Graduation a plus for students Thunderword (Editor’s note: Every issue, space Registrar’s Office in Building 6, and Editor given theHighfine College Studen! be measured for our cap and gown Meiodie Steiger Union representatives to air anycorn (included in the fee). Yet, many of us are still trying to decideif we should News Editor ments, ideas or suggestions they feel Member of the Tim Kelly would inform the student.) go through the“hassle of commence- ment. We tend to think that a degree Arts & Entertainment Editor Rod Weeks by Bernice Konkell from a community college is some- how second-rate, or unimportant. Sports Editor Perhaps the furthest thought from Transfer students, especially, regard Faye Harold outminds on thesecold, dreary thesefirst two years of their college Photo Editor February days is the contemplation careers as merely a prelude to their Brian Morris of graduation. “real” education in a 4-year school. Advertising Manager Some of us are vaguely aware that Are thetwo years (or more) spent at AI lamon we should plunk down a ten dollar Highline anyless deserving of recog- Copy Editor bill, fill out the graduation format the Cont. on page 5 Sylvia Jones Asst. Copy Editor Cindy Simmons :$ B

c Senior Reporters I, by E Kim Hameling, Cnig Steed 1 Ur and men1 lecture summary handout from my Dear Editor, 1 ham geography class, it was about as deep Will you deliver a valentine to the man, as The Cat in me Hat. Highline Community College faculty head Surely, HCC has its shortcomings and studentsfor me? Two yearsago, I men’ (its “warts” as one teacher might term didn’t know what todo with the restof 1 “V‘ my life. Depressing? You bet! them) but, this, afterall, is a Valentine i and no place for a lover to point out the Because of HCC I have a plan which cont’ includes earning an AA, transferring skin eruptions. Highline likea good stew, simmers persl to a four year school and preparing ticeg myself to contribute meaningfully to along, blending age, race and economic the world around me. background. The between class “shuf- Re HCC is a remedy for aesthetic and fle” gives the pot a good stir every brok societal myopia. Inow recognize and hour. Most of alla place it’s of learning, banc appreciate a Cezanne, write a poem, As Merlin says to young Arthur in calli. detect distortion in an editorial, usea The Once and Ftrture King, “There is her t universal gym correctly and jog two only one thing for it then - to learn... Ck miles. learning isthe thing for you.” Happy Valentines Day, faculty and beq Irecently read an articlein a nation- to P al magazineregarding alternate fellow students. and Helen Pearron I choices of energy.Compared to one

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HiqkliNE CqiNq: Transferring an easy chore

Highline Coping will be a regular ing students, the sooner your appiica- feature in the Thunderword. tion is in the better your chances of This column is designed to helpHCC being accepted. This is even more students deal with questions or prob- important for Spring and Winter Quar- lems encountered on campus. ters. If you have any problems, com- Second, make sure youdo qualify plaints, or questions about Highline under the direct transfer agreement. College, please write them down and In order to qualify, you musthave 7S drop them in one of the T-Word boxes transferable credits, no high school placed strategically around campus, or deftciendes, and a GPA of 2.75 ( or pm- bring then to the T-word office. college test scores that predict a 2.75 Everything submitted will be consi- GP.4 at the WW.) dered as possible topics for future Third, actually call the UW and find columns. out ifthere have beenany changes that We cannot, however, answer every will affect you. inquiry we get, but we will forward I ‘ YOU? letters to the agencies at HCC The telephonenumber is 543-9686 which can help you resolve your prob- and ask for an admissions counselor c lems. for transfer students. Anyone wishing personal replies . The UW, because of an overcrowci- from those agencies should give their ing problem, has been knownto change e. names and how they can be contacted. its standards, and theHCC counselors Any obscene material is frowned-on i have a hard time keeping up. and becomes the exclusive property of 0 For example, out-of-statestudents the editor. may have a harder time being accepted . than residents. I am getting ready to transfer to a I \ 1 four-year school next fall. Fourth, keep in mind that evenif you Everytime Itry to get some informa- actually required for admissionand double-check everything you are told. tion about how Igo about applying for are accepted, that does not mean that how your credits match up. Since 80 per cent of HCC transferees admittance, I get a different answer you are accepted into s. specific depart- The most important thing to re- goto :he University of .Washington, from the counselors in the Counseling ment, like the School of Business, or member about transferring, or about here are some guidelines that might Center. Engineering. any other aspect of college life, is that make your life easier. And now Ihear that the University of Eachdepartment has its own you ate the onewho is ultimately First, send your application in early. Washington is not accepting applica- guidelines and they are spelled out in responsible for your future in college. Although the UW deadline for apply- tions from transfer students because the UW catalog. If a collegecounselor or an HCC ing for admission for Fall Quarter 1980 the UW is getting too full. Also,just because you have an adviser or your bestfriend misinforms is July 1, applications for financial aid What do I do now? Associate of Arts degree from High- you about something, they will prob- must be in by March 1, and application line and more than 90 credits, you may ably feel bad about it, but you will be for oncampus housing by April 1. not end up with junior standing when Transferring toanother school is the one who will be denied admission Also, even though Highline has a you get there. actually a relatively easy process and or end up cramming a four-year de- direct transfer agreement with the Highline’s AA, option “A” degree the transition can be painless, if you gree into five years. UW, space may be very limited. doesnot meet the UW distribution take the time to find outwhat is To avoid having problems, check and Ifthe UW does stopaccepting incom- Cont. on page 13

by Sylvia Jones experience as well as classes. Shefinds this extremely valuable, a wayto Phyllis Guldseth found thather translate theoretical learninginto training in the Rehabilitation Mobility practical experience and skill. It is Assistant Rogram at HighlineC.ollege necessary to be sensitive tothe needs prepared her to fill a critical need of of the handicapped andrealistic about the community. their ability to learn in order to help Guldseth, who will graduate at the them develop totheir full potential, she end of Winter Quarter, has been hired believes. by the Rainier School at Buckley, The Rehabilitation Mobility Assis- Wash. as a full-time technician. tant program is in its third year. It

She will contribute to the planning of prepares students to workwith people J. Rainier School programs besides working with blind who are visually impaired, hearing students as a group andtwo teen-aged impaired, developmentally disabled or boys in particular, one of whom isdeaf. physically handicapped. “I’m pleased. It’s a big challenge, an Both a one-year certificate and a hires Rehab absolutely newfield for me,” Guldseth two-year degree program are offered. said. Of last year’s class,the one graduate is After being a secretary and adminis- employed as an instructor’s aid in trative assistant in colleges for 18 Special Education and 13 others who years, she felt desperately in need of a left class close to graduation are all Assistant grad working in the field. change. Phiyllis Guld8eth “This was something I could train “We get calls from agenciesand for in a reasonable amount of time. I giving him a new means of communi- institutions needing help all the time,” could use my heart and brain in new cation, manual communication, will Renna Pierce, program director, said. ways that would be useful both to me help sort out his behavior. “Moststudents work part-time and someone else,” she explained. through the Cooperative Education She will be teaching the blind boy Guldseth is working with hearing- program. cane techniques, as his vision is de- impaired childrenin a special class at “This is the first time we have had a teriorating. The deaf boy has severe Chinook Junior High School this quar- call for a student for full time employ- behavioral problems which have kept ter as her training in the Work Partici- ment. We arevery pleased. I feel him from being able to attend other pation class. extremely confident that she will be schools for the deaf. She hopes that Theprogram requires on-the-job successful.” i ., ., L 1 Bad housekeeping is most flagrant safety hazard

’’ General Safety and Health Stun- Moines Police Department, 878-3301, lighting, bad steps and cracked by Erma Battenburg dards, put out by the State Department who will contact the patrolman by sidewalks, Chapman said. They try to I Unprotected combustible materials of Labor and Industries, is our ‘safety radio, Chapman said. make inspections every two weeks, in and failure to replace tools and equip- bible’, said Chapman. The seven-member safety commit- an attempt to correct problems before ment properly are theworst safety teemeets once a month to review they contribute toan accident,he hazards on campus, says Jack Chap Every personal injury or illness on potential safety hazards such as poorcontinued. man, safety committee chairman and campus must be reported to the state, I head of the Campus Security Depart- ,the chairman continued. ment. “We are here to provide a service to The committee asks people to report I Graduation cont. the collegecommunity,” Chapman campus accidentsimmediately so that Cont.hm pago 4 motives, yet we’verecognized the continued, “so please call us about hazards canbe done away with. Sever- nition than two years spent at another value of Our learning experience and personal injuries, or any unsafe prac- al accidents have gone unreported for institutions? continue. to have chosen tices in classrooms or on the campus.’’ four or five days, delaying any safety For those students completing measures. training in paraprofessional fields, The very word “commencement” Recently a woman walked home on a To report an unsafe condition in a graduation is notonly a mark of denotes a beginning.Yes, we have broken ankle and waited for her hus- classroom or laboratory, or an injury personal acheivement, but a direct achieved personal goals, but more band to take her to a doctor insteadof or illness, call 218, Chapman asks. The stepping-stone into their careers. importantly, we are embarking on a calling Security, who would have taken department maintains office hours At commencement we all share in new area in our lives. Commence her to the hospital, Chapman reported, from 7:30 a.m.to 10 p,m. Monday the celebration of tl goal realized. We ment is a passage, a bridge in our Chapman says all patrolmen have to through Thursday, and from 7:30 to 5 have somehow managed tosandwich growth process, It seems fitting that be qualified in first aid. They are ready p.m. on Friday. Patrolmen are on duty hours of studying between commit- we celebrate the occasion with other to provide measures to stop bleeding 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If. ments to family, friends, and jobs. studenta, faculty, friends, and family and prevent shock, there isnoone in the office, call the Des At times we’ve all questionedour‘ who shared in that growth. Buchan receives doctorate of arts degree by Sylvia Jones effects to create an aura. Heuses more anything else is to wait and see.” dimensions to make a production of a For theWestward Movement class Robin Buchan, Highline College his- lecture. drew he a three-and-a-half minute tory instructor, received a doctorate of “Ifit’sexciting an time, there should introducecartoon to Indian-white arts degree from the Universityof be lots of things going on-slides relations and the problems that arose Illinoisin December, 1979. flashing, bright lights, music. If the culturesmet.whentwo the “It took “Lecture-Production: Technique for period was a time of quietude, Iwould about 800 pictures. This was a new TeachingWestern History in Com- speak in a quiet manner, with soft dimension for me. I’lltry anything,” he munityBuchan’s Colleges,” disserta- music,” he explained. said. tion, is basedon experimental methods “I’m trying to figure out a way to The technique is now being emp- that were applied to his Westward bring in smells, too, to stimulateloyedthefor all the U. S. History in One Movement classes at Highline. senses-maybe a box of horse manure Quarter class, offered for the first “Community colleges should in- when we’re talking about the Oregon time in Fall Quarter. The enrollment troduceto students the disciplines, trail.” hasfrom jumped 50 in the fall, to 80 in breathe backhistory into that which “Why not have music or sound Winter quarter. has been sanitized out, breathe life effects,howling wind, the Feel of dust. Buchan and RogerLandrud are back into the bare bones,” Buchan timeIt’s for teachers to be able to team-teaching the class, which takes a * feels. “Ifstudents arc stimulated, they experimentwithout fear beingof sweeping view of our country, from its * *. might like to take more courses in the Robin Buchan fired.It’s taken typical history profes- Europeanorigins up to the present. subject.” term for combining traditional lectur- sors So() years to accept the chalk “We go fast, s9 students canput allit “Lecture-Production” is Buchan’s ingwith slides, music, lightsor sound board as a visual aid. Theirattitude to together,” Buchan said. t MET graduate Hansen cont. easier to relate to the points extended in class. Hansen stresses the value of givingpractical experience with a technical background. “Being given the technical tools I needed along with practical applica- tion worked out very well for me. If YOU understand your role coming in to your job you can be much more successful,” he said. ~~ Gary Hansen’sstance as an emp- loyer reflectshis belief in the appren- ticeship-like program. During “boom Faces in our crowd cont. times”, especially summertime, he has Cont. from page 3 encouraged Powell to send over inter- v:ould only pick up the perfect or rare ested people, claiming, “We’ve had ones,” Hall remexbered. good luck with allthe of college people. He studied bocks to learn to identify There’s always that extra incentive the shells and the locations and condi- displayed by people in the manufactur- t ions peculiar to each of them. Through ing program.” trading with others, he has acquired Two other Highline graduates are specimens from New Zealand, Mexico with Red Dot full-time, one of them and the Caribbean. “Ifound a shell from the MET program. No one there peculiar to Caribbean waters in a is involved in the program atthis time, - . military hobby shop in Okinawa,” Hall due to the fact that they were hit a little said. “The manager said it had been by the recession in the trucking indus- therefor a couple of years, but he try, according to Hansen. All part-time didn’t know where it came from.” people had to be deleted, though no one The collection ranges from a shell was in the program this fall anyway. the size of a pencil eraser to a conch But things are starting to take off shell two feet long. His rarest findis a again, according to Hansen. Just re- rose lip murex, a shell with delicate cently Red Dotgave the MET students orange fronds. at Highline anassembly area problem. Hall doesn’t know how many he has They solved the problem successfully collected. He started cataloging them with the solution in use right now. in preparation for his returnfrom Gary Hansen puts strong emphasis Okinawa. When the inventory was two on “understanding your role,” and he thirds finished, the book value was feels that the value of the Cooperative $3500. He has never completed the Education WorkProgram demons- inventory. A sample of Hall’s collection trated itself wellin his own career. Taking a Business Transfer course ” at Highline and workingat Chicago through their own efforts, not someone Bridge and Iron Company leaves Hall else’s. They need a sense of accomp- no time for diving at present, but he lishment, of pride. plans to return to it as soonas he is . “Ican put together a school where able, wecan teach swimming, diving, His goal is to start a diving-related marine operation, equipment handling ‘school. “Three-fourths of the world’s and basic seamanship-most of what surface is water. The resourceson land skills they need to fit a marine environ- are depletingrapidly. Scientists are ment in either a divingor support looking for new ways of acquiring food capacity. and minerals. There are notenough “Iplan to organize and run the school personnel who candive or support and teach scuba diving, since that is technicians, suchas mechanics and my specialty. That’s why I’m working operators. I for a degree in Business Administra- “In any large citythere is at least one tion.” juveniledetention center. These Hall has experience with children, youngsters need positive direction. being the father of three: Mike, 11, They need to learn they can achieve Jennifer, 9, and Lynne, 6. Zeprecfpwn Rarpe’ The IDEAL instrument. Can be played by a 1 person of ANY age, easy to carry, is only 30 inches high and has 28 strings.

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by Roger Ward and the diversity of its constituents it on many occasions, listening to cases is able to do an enormous amount of dealing with civil rights and liberties. The only “handson” experience work. He also attended the trial in the US most Americans get with the federal “The bill I focusedon most,” said District Court involving Representa- government comes at income tax time, Dodd, “was the Revenue Act of 1978.” tive Daniel Flood of Pa., who was on but Davidson Dodd spent the first two His research on this legislation was trial for receiving funds illegally. quarters of last year working and compiled in a study for his Advanced studying in the nation’s capital. He did Congressional Procedures class. While meeting with countlessspe- more than get his hands a little dirty. “The opportunity to watch decisions cial interest and service groups Dodd in national politics being made fir- became involved with the Legal Coun- t Dodd, who hasbeen teaching.atHCC sthand was exciting,” said Dodd, “and cil for the Elderly. He did two months since 1970and is presently the director the memories Iconvey to my students of volunteer work for the organization. of the college’s Legal Assistant Prog- will increase their awareness of the “One of my purposes on this leave,” ram, met with members of Congress drama and realities of politics.” explained Dodd, “was to research how I andspecial interest groups, visited ,paralegals (legal assistants) are used various offices in theexecutive During his leave, Dodd took classes in public service organizations. This I branch,attended court proceedings offered by the US Department of opportunity gave me firsthand know- and investigated the legal dasistant Agriculture Graduate School. He met ledge and experience in this field.” I programs at colleges in the greater with political dentists at the many Dodd also studied how paralegals Washington DC area. universities and colleges he visited to are used in the private sector. He In Congrass Dodd attendedcommit- discuss courses and teaching techni- talked with attorneys and paralegalsto tee hearings and listened to floor Drvid8on Dodd ques. He also attended classes at learn what a legal assistant is expected debates on many issues, including Congtcnrr u an in8tItution, said Georgetown Univeraity and the Un- to do, how much he will be paid, and proceedings to normalize relations Dodd, is much dgncd- and -me of iversity of Maryland. what kind of aneducational back- with the People’s Republic of China. the criddmr ia valid, but for ita size Dodd visited the US Supreme Court ground is needed. I

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Admissions to registration - AI1 under one roof It has now been about ten months since the consolidation of several student services into Build- ing 6. Most people, staff and stu- f" \", dents,find the mo!. -orable. There area variety of services Many like the idea that students available under one roof. Students don't haveto walk all over campus find registration, the bookstore, to find the various offices. counseling services, financial aid, campus security, and additional of- Remember the operator, the per- fices located in Bldg. 6. It sure cuts son that answers the incoming down on the the footwork, especial- phone calls to campus and refers ly if one goes to the wrong place to people in the right direction when start with and needs to get help they ask where a particular service somewhere else. is located? Most of the time she can refer students to a particular depart- Not everyone has beenin favor of ment in that same building, adding the move. Some feel there are too that the places most students need many offices locatedin the same to go are not spreadall over in building. This gives the studentsa various buildings around the feeling of being lost. campus. However, if in need of advice or just wanting to sit downin a com- fortable chair and relax, Bldg.6 is one of the places one can go to spend an unlimited amount of time. So if anyone has evena short break between classes, the Student Ser- vices can possibly be the place to 90.

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Michele Wallace ‘Black Macho’ author enlightens crowd ! by Terry Reasor ptepare eloquent and moving The black writkr feels that immatur- tive, and will not slow down until we speeches, and to moteexhaust- ity in young people isone of the biggest alleviate it altogether. Michele Wallace, authorof the book ing and lengthy papers that gave obstacles to overcome when dealing “If everyone built up their Black Macho and the Myth of the tvidence beyond doubt that you with changing old ways and pre- humanities, their culture, their own Supemuornun, has a very contmversid were equal of any mom judices. heritmge md accepted the interaction opinionabout black leadership in Butthen suppose your The black man must learn to help of different tbh~for simply what America. enemies’ response was to spit in black women realize their potential - tbry were, to live 011 tbis earth witbout Wallace,who spoke to a Highline your face, to water-hose you, to to carry important roles and not pull HlliaP each other and to accept the College audienceFeb. 4, contends that bomb yourhomes and school- them away from their independent difference8 between u8 aN witbout black leadership has made a a great buses Wed with your children. goals, Wallace stated. mtagonisl&wthat w8lbe conceded, mistake in emphasizing manhood nth- And supopose the whole nation She added that interaction between % how it dl would work.” I er than politics and economics.She in which you lidwatched the groups is a necessity. “We are all human. The differences feelsthat this has created a “black abuse of your people on national Wallace commented finally that sex- in culture come from different ways of macho mystique” and has been insen- television, and did nothing to end ism, as part of oppression, isdemnera- stayin8 alive,” she concluded. sitive to the needsof black women and your misery ... children “intent on the disa~mwpur- suit of its own gratification.” Fdlomber rcrding, Wallace ex- plainedtb.tthemodembhckrmnhas ‘I The black writer and a former col- f lege journalism irwtnrctor at New b4ck adwhite perspectives of man- York University spoke about her book hood confused, which @ves him a poar and views as a part of Black Histoq self-image and “is destructive to him- Week at HCC. self,andwhichnegatesthebeatef‘forts She read fromtwo essays which are of his past.,’ featured in her book. Now a 28-year-old, Wallace decided The first essay, Black Macho, exp to write Black Mucho when she was18. lains to us exactly what the term means Her book and her philosophies have and how it originated. met with critical attacks. Wallace went on to discuss her Imagine, for Q moment,that second essay The Myth of the Super- there is a part of your body, an woman. organ, that by the very nature of “1 am a radical,” she said. “That the society inwhich you live, means I am willing to work and fight exists under immense pressure. for a radical change in our society, our Imaginethat this organ is economic system, and our govern- placedin a very conspicuously ’ ment. vulnerable position on your body, “1 am a radical feminist. That means which would stand andrise, and that Ithink that sexism has something remain erect at will. terribly important to do with what is Imaginethat your status in wrong in the world,” she continued. society depended upon yourabili- ty to control this organ. Imagine Wallace emphasized that although that if you couldn’t get the damn thereare other things extremely thing to work, the importance of wrong with tb.e world, such as racism, your existencewould be ques- cultural bias, bigotry and classism, she t ioned. felt that sexism should be near the top Suppose, in fact,that some of the list, as it has not been readily other overlyoppressive race of recognized as an important part of people confined your freedom of oppression. expression almost exclusively to Following her lecture, Wallace held the manipulation of this organ, an informal question and answer ses- and then suppose that this race sion.She discussed some important was always threatening to cut it paths to take toward change. off; to sever this organfrom your She urged black women to become body and leave you with nothing. feminist and take an interest in them- Suppose your peers started a selves adding that,” You can’t keep movement to obtain their equali- giving out and not put anything back ty to this suppressive race. in.” Suppose you took it upon your- On marriage, Wallace stressed the self to prove your ability to use importance of waiting, of “learning other parts of your body such as about each other’s needs.” your heart andyour mind. “You should wait until you’re at least Suppose your cleverand re- 28 years old before you even think of Michelle Wallace, black author andfeminist, spoke about her book andideas to a sourceful mindenabled you to having children,” she added. Highlineaudience last Monday. staff photo by Leland Hilburn I dissertation becomes a book It was a creative movementthat tures were unheard of backthen” by Annabell Staab dealt with sculptors, writers, painters, stated Taylor. Dr. Christiana Taylor, now head of directors, actors, etc. “It was ignored so much because it High lineCommunity College’s Futurism hit its creative peak in the was pro-war and embracedWorld War Theatre Department, was working on 1920s and in 1922 became the official I, which encompassed all the visual her dissertation for her doctorate in artistic voice of Mussolini and his arts such as painters, sculptors, wri- art and theatre history between 1973 fascist party.Futurism was finally ters, directors, actors, etc.” she added. and 1974. terminated in 1933. “Without this movement the twen- What was a dissertation then,is now Futurism was a large Italian move- tieth century would not look asit does a book. Dr. Taylor’s book Futurism: ment with enormous impact on Eng- now,” stated Taylor, “the book is a Politics,Puinting, and Performance land, Russia, andGermany during the good work because it has a lot to say.” deals with the art-historical structure mid-twenties. It wasassociated with Taylor has had several articles pub- of movement, its importance and im- fascism and was dismissed becauseof lished along with two children’s plays, pact mainly on politics. its political repercussions. and is currently working on another book, The Methodof Directing. “1 didn’tsolicit this work,” said “In the 1940s and ’Sos, futurism was ” Shehopes to have The Method of Taylor “but Dr. Foster, d e a n o f ignored because of fascismand its Directing finished within a year to College of Arts and Sciencesfrom Ohio political impact. A lot of things famil- 18months and feels that working State University was asked by a pub- iar tous now in theatre such as on a book is different thansitting down lisher to edit a series of ten books on profanity, nudity, and non-plot struc- and writing one. twentieth century avant-garde art movements. He read it, and saidit was interesting.” “He toldthe publisher andthey Dr. Chrl8tiana Taylor Ex-spy to speak at HCC wanted it published” continuedTaylor. “We had to procure documents from Taylor’s publisher, University Mic- Peter James, an ex-spy whose reve- to meet extensively with scientists and Italy which were supplied to me on rofilm International, commonly known lations led toHouse and Senate in- espionage agents. as UMI, are research scholarswho loan for research purposes, but be- quiries in 1974 andattracted the atten- He is also the author of two books, publish dissertations. came of the limited time of corres- tion of the national news media, will Soviet Conquest morn Space and The “My book is dense. Dense in the ponding we had to change someillust- speak on “Russia’s Secret Doomsday Air Force Maj’ia. meaning that there is a great deal of Weapon”. James’ statements in 1974 attracted rations and find other resources.” material compacted in a small space. “Lastyear they sent a contract James will talk in the Lecture Hall the attention of senator William Prox- It’s a scholarly work” she stated. Tuesday, Feb. 12 at noon. mire, who became personallyinvolved whichwas quite painless for me be- The length of thebook is One t James served as a rocket engineer in the matter. Proxmire’s efforts led to hundred pages and hopes for a cause there were so little rewrites to for Prattand Whitney Aircraft fornine the curtailment of some covert intelli- do” said Taylor. wide readership. years. Inthat time he became involved gence operations going aton that time. The topic Of the book, “The book was published at the end was with CIA and Air Force intelligence as There is no admission charge the a large Italianmovement in for of November so it tookabout eight his travelscarriedhimthroughEurope the lecture and the public is urged to months toget it all done”stated Taylor. founded along with Manifesto. and South America, Here, he was able attend.

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At the Movies I ‘Teacher’ istragic, humorous and entertaining - by Rod Weeks tersweet touch to Teacher and keeps I the story constantly on edge. 3 It’s very unusual to come out of a Both Eggar and Cort give first-rate movie theatre these daysto find performances. everyone whosaw the film smiling. Cort is believable and sincere as But that is exactly what youwill find if Mar. Eggar, who isreturning to motion you happento catch the Canadian film picture acting after a three-year rest, Why Shoot the Teacher. is as good as ever and adds the class the Based on the best-selling book by movie needs to keep it interesting. MaxBraithwaite, Why Shoat the Teacher is one of those rare motion Reineke and Chris Wiggins (the pictures that touches on both humor school board director) give character and tragedy, yet succeeds inentertain- to Teacher and Kenneth Griffith’s , ing its audience. appearanceas Inspector U‘oous is e- Director Silvio Narizzano (who di- brief but stunning. #“ rected Georgy Girl, winner of five a The most delightful supporting per- academy award nominations, and formances, however, must go to the 17 countless other films) does a brilliant I children who play Max’s students. job of taking James DeFelice’s moder- All live in the filming areaof Hanna, I ated screenplay,adding an unusual Alberta andonly a few have had cast, not to mention working with a previous acting experience. But the veryrisky story for a movie,and young group, representing ages six to making it all jibe into a warm, mean- 16, put forth some hilarious and inspir- ingful comedy. ing acting. Bud Cort, best known for his role as There are very few things to find I Harold in Harold and Maude, stars in wrong with Teacher-in fact it’s next Teucheras a naive city boy named Max Inspector Woods (Kenneth GMth) cantronts Max (Bud Cort) about his to impossible. Brown who takes his first teaching job Even the quatity of sets and the in a small tow in the prairiesof questionable teaching abilities in the Quartet Films, Inc. release why Shaat the 9 TWChW. photo courtesy of Seven Gables Theatre brilliant use of scenery is memorable Saskatchewan. despite thefact the film is more story- It being 1935 and with the Great getting hammed by a scattered- One of his more interesting experi- oriented. Depression atits height, Max is so brained fanner (Gary Reineke) who ences is a deep but awkward relation- eager to get the job that he overlooks wants him to help establish a socialist ship he has with Alice (Samantha The cinematography is truly the the potential problems he is about to party, keeps Max on his toes. Eggar), the out-of-place English wife icing on the cake. The filming of the encounter-problems which prompted If this isn’t enough, Max is forced to of a Wffwheat farmer. indoor scenes seemed tobe shot out ot the previous teacher toflee. reside in the one-room basementof the Alice is attracted to Max because of focus to give the illusion of feeling of UnsuspectingMax finds himself try- schoolhouse, which is more than a mile his cultural interests and his thought- the time, and added with the precise ing to no avail to gain the respect and from the nearest farm, in the midst of fulness toward the well-being of her details of each background, the look of attention of his mischievouspupils. He the cold Canadian winter. daughter; Max isdrawn to her because a Norman Rockwell painting. also must tolerate theantics of the Despite frustration and disillusion- of her understanding. Both culture and Why Shoot the Teacher is curreatly neighboring farmers. ment, he does the bestjob he can and in understanding seemto bc as scarce as showing at the Seven Gables Theatre Being grossly underpaid, and with the end learns as much as his students the trees on the flatlands. at 911 N.E. 50th in the University questionablepromissory notes, and and matures in many ways. This brief relationship adds a bit- District. It is rated PG. ‘Being There’-a comedvd of extremes by Rod Weeks In fact only those old Ma and Pa does a good job of it without preoc- his wife, the President of the United Kettle flicks of the OS, where a cupying the viewers’ minds on just States (Jack Warden) and several oth- Being There is not your ordinary hillbilly family by freaky coincidences how ridiculous it is. er dignitaries. rags to riches story. The film, which are looked on as soual elites, can . The motion picture, based on Jeny His optimistic view on the nation’s premieres tonight at the Guild 45th, is match the improbability of the story KosinM’s novel andscreenplay, is future and his metaphoric way of a comical essayon extremes. behind this comedy.And Being There uproariously funny. comparing economics to a flower gar- Peter Sellers stars in the movie as denwins the hearts of the gullible Chance the Gardener, a.k.a. Chauncey American people. Gardiner, a simple, extremely naive All of this adds upto loads of laughs. (definite understatements) man who Being There, however, is not your has no parents and who has lived in typical Peter Sellers comedy. seclusion with an old, wealthy manfor The Britishactor’s portrayal is not at whom he gardened. all likehis Inspector Clousseau charac- Chance cannot read or write, and his ter which he made famous in The onlyknowledge aboutthe outside Pink Panther and its sequels. world he gets from television. Sellers plays a man whose sincerity His seclusion is abruptly ended and densenessis funny, butat the same when the oldman dies leaving Chance time almost sad. to survive on his own. Because of this, Being There is more His naivety and distorted perception than a comedy. Director Hal Ashby of life, which is partially due to exces- (Coming Home, Shampoo) had more sive T.V. watching, does help create than humor in mind, but it’s up to the some funny situations.They especially viewer to decide what. shine when he is thrust into the Ashby throws in many intertwined limelight of national politics by an sybtleties, serious or not, which often accident. amuse. As Chance aimlesslywanders the Comedy is the main attraction, streets of WashingtonD.C., he is hit by though,and most of the time the thelimousine of Eve Rand (Shirley constant laughter is just enough to Machine), wifeof the country’smost divert the audience’s attention. powerful financier, Benjamin Rand The story is ridiculousand theacting (Melvyn Douglas). is at times as goofy as that in an episode Taken to the mansion of the aging of Laverne and Shirley, but Being Rand, Chance is treated and by several There is an entertaining showand strange eventsoccurring getsa chance definitely one of the funniest of the last to make positive impressions on Rand, couple years.

Jesus Christ Superstar ... Spy to Speak... TheHighline Student Union will Peter James, former spyand rocket present as a part of their film series engineer, will speakTuesday on “Rus- Jesw Christ Superstar Wednesday in sia’s Secret Doomsday Weapon” in the the Lecture Hall at 2, 5, and 8 p.m. Lecture Hall at noon. Admission is free. Federal Way Night Wifemistress,,. ... Former Federal Way High students The film mfmf8tW88fl be shown are invited to attend the F.W.H.S. , Wednesday Feb. 20 in the Lecture Hall Coffee Night Tuesday at 7%) at the at 2,5, and 0 p.m. hieh school. page 12 Thundewotd February 8,1980

Pianist Peter Riggs makes instant hit at HCC

by Gordon Weeks “We’re finding outwhat’s around, seeing what we can put together. It was a productive first week at Hopefully, we’ll be playing some clubs Highline for Pete Riggs. soon,” Riggs said. “I came here to check out the Riggs plays every style of music, musicians,” he explained. “Iwatched a jazz and modern classical music being jazz pianist playing and when he finish- his favorites. He likes to play rock, ed, Isat down and played. Then they though he prefers to play guitar and asked me to sit in.” drums to it. He plays both bass and Within a week, Rugs was pianist for rhythm guitar. the stage band, a member of a jazz Riggs admitted to being disappoint- combo of Highline students, and. ed with rock lately,especially the “so- keyboardist for thetheater depart- called new wave music.” ment production Make Beliewe. “The problem withnew wave is that it challenges the concept of studying Riggs enjoys acting and musicals, music seriously. New wave suggests but alwaysseems toaccompany rather that anyone can pickup aninstrument than be accompanied. and become a star,” he stated. “When I audition to act, I tell the director Icould be an accompanist if “Punk rock is funny, too,” Riggs their’s doesn’t work out,’’ he said. continued. “They (punk rockers) tell “Then Iplay for them. Somehow I you they’re silly and different when always end up in the pit,” he added. they should be showing it. Then it A pianist of thirteen years, Riggs would be valid.” moved to this arealast month from Riggs favorite artistis Frank Zappa. 4 Bend, Oregon where there’s “nothing “Musically that is; not reallylyric- much to do in the winter but ski. ally.” “Iheard Highline was good, that Surprisingly, Riggs doesn’t plan a everyone was friendly. At South Seat- career in music. Hefeels that it’s just a tle Community College (where Riggs way for him to get “quick cash.” was enrolled), everyone was kind of grumpy, but here pcople &we their “A career suggests taking music foot in the door, helping you out,” he seriously. Then it wouldn’t be fun said. anymore. Music would be a chore and During his first few days at High- not worth doing,” he said. line, Riggs was asked to join a jazz “1 just like to be withpeople having a combo. good time, playing good music.’’ Mass Media class set for spring Introduction to Mass Media is defi- magazines and filmsare examined nitely being offered Spring Quarter, from a critical standpoint to see how contrary to previous announcements, well they are serving their role in the according to BettyStrehlau, in- process of communications. structor. All mass media willbe analyzed The five credit class is Journ. 100 from the business andday-to-day crea- and gives credit in Humanities. tive chores. It is designed as a requirement for The course has been approved for Journalism/Communications majors transfercredit to the University of and an enrichment for non-majors. Washington and other four-yearin- , Pete Riggs bangs Out Some chords during an ensemble practice with Highline Radio,television, newspapers, stitutions. musicians. staff photo by Brian Morris Kansas’ Steve Walsh lacking.on solo album by Aaron De Anda Some of Walsh’s best songs are his Every Step of the Way is the second cian. Skip Lane puts in a rather washed ballads, where the lyrics really get a best song onthis album. Walsh returns down but adequate sax solo. Steve Walsh, in his latest album chance to stretch out. So Many Nights here to his style ofwriting a la Kansas Just How It Feels is an interesting Schemer-Dreamer, has departed from is one of those ballads. Walsh plays with a twist. Herehe insertstwo song. The music itself isn’t anything his progressive writing with the rock drums on this one, a song of a girl who unnamed or unmentioned girls for a different, but the lyrics are. group Kansas to put out a collection of reminds him of the morning, sunset, nice gospel touch on backing vocals. Here is this twenty-some-odd-year- songs which cry out for substance. and midnight. Are they that far back, Steve? old rock star telling us what a great The title song of Schemer-Dreamer The band saves Steve on You Think The song deals with his early days in thing it is to watch and listen to his opens up side one with a catchy fast- You’ve Got It Made. Kerry Livgren, Kansas and what helearned from grandparents. Right on! Thelyrics rockin’ tempo. But the lyricsare whoalso writes and performswith them. Somehow he gets back onto his explain theway he feels towards them confusing and one ends up asking to Kansas, lays down some excellent favorite subject, the world situation, and their wisdom. At last, something whom Walsh is singing, a boy or a girl. guitar tracks. The band is right with and sings on the virtues of fightingin a besides drugs and sex and rock’n’roll! Get Too Fur is a definite improve- him, putting out the hottest stuff on war. The best tune by far is the last one. ment, because it is a blend of hardrock side one. But Walsh sounds as though I get the impression he would almost The titleis Wait Till Tomorrow. Maybe I andinteresting breaks between he’s trying to catch his breath through- rather be a soldier than a rock musi- it’s the combination of Kansas’ Phil melodies. It’s a song about the current out the song. Ehart on drums and the Dixie Dregs’ times, a subject Walsh loves to write Side two isby farthe better side. Italso Steve Morse on guitar. about. David Bryson adds melodic contains fewer songs. “here’s proof of These two guys should form a band, guitar work. quality versus quantity. except theyalready belong to two distinguished groups at the present, Walsh sings with aninspired feeling here, and once again folks... he’s sing- Highline drama dept. ing about war. I wouldn’t recommend Schernet- .. i Drecrmer unless you would like to play to present one-acts a financial rolein his next album. The songs, save a few, are basically by Annabell Staab “One of the major things about the play is the different levelsof com- forgettable. “A Night of One Acts” will be munication and the lack of it,”he said. Steve Walsh is lucky for the simple presented at Highline College’s Little HCC student Cathy Dailly willdirect fact that he’s got friends who can turn Theatre Feb. 14 and 15 at 8 p.m. Susan Claspell’s Suppressed Desires. amateur writing into an album. It will There willbe five one-act plays, each Suppressed Desires is a satire on the certainly be nice to hear Steve Walsh beingdirected by HCC drama nouveau riche people of New York and back with Kansas. students. theirreaction to Freud’s Maker of Dreorns by Olephant Down psychoanalysis in the 1920s. will be directed by Cynthia Combs. The Christopher Donley will be directing one-act is about Pierrot and Pierrette, Maurice Maeterlinck’s The Intruder. ‘Chapter Two’ opens next week two performers, and the manufacturer The play involves symbolism and the Neil Simon’s romantic hit comedy, The author of numerous plays and or the maker of dreams. The manufac- use of people. Chapter Two, comesto the Moore films, Simon’spast hits include turer in reality is cupid. “Maeterlirrck uses symbolism like Egyptian foreleven performances be- Borefoot in the Park, The Odd Couple, Pierrette loves Pierrot, but the fcel- the lamp to represent the light of ginning Friday, Feb. 25 through Satur- California Suiteand The Goodbye Girl. ings go unnoticed. Pierrette tells the knowledge, and the language which day, Feb. 23. Showtime is 8 p.m. each manufacturer of her dreams. supports the imagery,’’ said Donley. evening except Feb. 18. Afternoon The national touring company con- Harold Pinter’s play Silence deals matinees on Saturday and Sunday Feb. sists of Dawn Wells (Mary Ann of the with “three people and their interac- The final one-act play will be The 16, 17, and 23 begin at 2 p.m. T.V. show Gilligan’s Island), David tions with each other on a very person- Lady of tarkspur Lotion by Tennessee The play is a semi-autobiographical Faulkner, Donald Gentry and Kathleen al as well as intellectual level,” stated Williams. It will be directed by Kath- account of the early weeks of the Gaffney. Burt Burton, the director. leen Inmanishi. relationshipbetween Simon and his Silence is an abstract play that deals William’s play deals with anexami- second wife, Marsha Mason. The title Tickets forthe Northwest Releasing with the stream of thought as well as nation of the have-nots and how they refers to the second chapter in the life event are on sale at the Bon Marche direct communication,” added Burton. cope with livingon a subsistence level. of a widower and a divorced woman. and theusual suburban outlets. I s February 8,1980 Thunderword page 13

Randy Hansen concert Hansen casts Hendrix mold; plays his own quently, or performed such maneuv- by Craig A. Steed ers as running along the top of the As strobe lights lit the stage of the orchestra pitrailing, using a fan’s Paramount Northwest Monday, Feb.4, bouquet of flowers to whip his guitar Randy Hansen, Jimi Hendrix knper- and toking off joints handed to him by sonator, rose out of a dour! of smoke members of the audience. brutalizing his guitar 2nd dressed in classic Hendrix fashion. His frequent and long trips into the What was advertised as the final crowd were what really got the nudi- farewell to Jimi Hendrix was more of ence going. Hansen recieved surpris- an introduction to Hansen’s own brand ingly little interference from!he fans of heavy-metal guitarmanship. as he ventured intothe audlence to d:.) The Hendrix materialwas confined Some heavy-rock guitar work. to three songs in the beginning, Manic Hansen’s own material was very Depression, If the Sun Refused to promising, especially House of Fear. Shine, and All Along the Watchtower, and showed hints ofwhat Hanscn could some Hendrix-style solos in the mid- possibly do in the future. But without dle, and five encores. the Hendrix tribute, Idoubt it would What came in between was Hansen’s have gotten any other attention. own loud, energetic, and only slightly Hendrix-sounding songs, all of which When he didPurple Haze for his first will be on his forthcoming album. encore, it was obvious why the crowd was there. The music and the noise of The sell-out crowd was mostly made the crowd cheering were deafening. up of teenagers who, like myself, were Hansen didfive encores. The crowd in grade school when Hendrix died in just couldn’t get enough and kept 1970. They were there to see what one yelling for more. Thishe was more of rocks’ legends was like. not so much than willing to give them by perform- to hear what Hansen had to offer. ing all of the classic songs, Let me Consequently, when he was doing his Stand Next to Your Fire, Are You own material the enthusiasm of the Experienced, Foxy Lady, and the fam- crowd dropped somewhat from what it ous Star Spangled Banner, with all of was for the Hendrix material. the classic moves. It’s really too bad that Hansen and The response was still good though, Hendrix could not have played togeth- Randy Hansen, clone of Jimi Hendrix, rocked the Monday night crowd in the especially when he launched into one er. Hansen would have been an excel- ParamountNorthwest Theatre in Seattle. photo by Tim Shonnard of his long solos, which he didfre- lent opening act. Library art exhibit showcases teachers’ talents by K.J. Harmelinq of stitchery in quilts and clothes. Her The exhibit will be on display until Future exhibits will include 3 show quilts have won many statewide hon- March 27. of photography and printmaking, also Teacher’s Sampler, a gathering of ors, one of them, Flag Quilt, which won “For the next show we hope to have it collection of textiles from Af- artworkby teachers in the Highline the awardfor the best Bicentennial an exhibit of work from both students ghcnistan. and Federal Way area, is presently on theme quilt for Washington state, is and teachers from Highline,” com- The museum is open from 11 a.m. to 3 exhibit in the Southwest King County part of the exhibit. mented Harper. - p.m. Monday through Thursd3y. Art Museum, located on the fifth floor of the Highline College Library. Dorothy Harper, president of the The show features 68 pieces of work Southwest King County Arts Council. by 2.5 artists. The artwork spans a wide feels that the exhibit is an effort to spectrum of media, including sculp- bring togetherness between the com- ture, weaving, enamel work, stitchery, munity and the colleges. jewelry, and flower arrangements. “We hope to make the public aware Three of the featuredartists are of the talent that we have here. The from HCC-Helen Wolff, Tom Price teachers are really veryfine artists in and Gary Nelson contributed a total of their own right,” said Harper. 12 artworks to the exhibition. “Our biggest problem is that no one Wolff, an interior design instructor, really knows that we are here.The contributed several wood and dried students don’t know; the teachers don’t flower arrangements to the exhibition. tell them. The art teachers haven’t Wolff is internationally known in the brought the students down. We need to field of design and her work has won let people know that we are here,” she many awards. added. Price and Nelson, both of whom teach production illustration,contri- The museum will be hosting a recep- buted eight pieces between them. Both tion in honor of the exhibiting artists are knownlocally and statewide for on Sunday,Feb. 10 from 2-4 p.m. in the their artwork. museum itself. Among the otherartists whose “The reception is open to the public works are featured in the show are and everyone is welcome to attend,” En id Wrman’s Sheep is one of the featuredworks of art now on display in theart Fritzi Oxley, whose art takes the form stressed Harper. muewem in the Highline Library. staff photo by Brian Morris

Get up to Hiahline Coping cont. $2,000 for college.

Cont. from page 5 can find someone else, another teach- there are many loopholes in the sys- requirements, and this could mean er, or a counselor that you can go to. tem. Ifyou are persistent enough togo more than a quarter of extra work for It is not a bad idea to makean there and ask questions of the coun- you before you could even be accepted appointment with a UW counselor, to selors, you may be able to get in. to one of the departments like Com- evaluate your program. If all else fails, you could always munications. During the middle of a quarter they apply to Washington State University. Highline’s option “B” program for will be happy to talk to you. That way As a land grant college they are bound the AA degree does follow the UW’s you will besure that you’re not taking by lawto accept any Washington State distribution list and that should be the classes that won’t do you any good. resident. program you are in if you are planning Lastly, there are other ways to get They may deny you the first time, to transfer. into the UW if you don’t meet the direct but if you appeal the decision, they Fifth, remember that the staff at transfer guidelines. have to take you. Highline and at the University of Many ofthe requirements foradmis- One last note about housing. The only Washington are here for your benefit. sion are waived for students in the way to get housing within a reasonable Don’t be afraid to go to them for help Equal Opportunity Program. distance of the University of Washing or with questions. They a11 seem The EOP is worth checking out ton is to inherit it or’winit. genuinely interested in helping stu- because it has recently been expanded All on campus housing is given out dents with problems. tocover not onlyminorities, but by lottery after the April 1 deadline. Your academic counselor is prob- economically disadvantaged students Laat year two thousand people were ably the most knowledgeable person at and disadvantaged children of single turned away from the dorms. HCC about specific programs between parents. You can get all the formyou need to HCC and the UW. Talk to him or her You could also try petitioning the apply to tbe colleges by writing to the about what you want to accomplish and UW, but this just means throwing addresses in the front of tkdlege how to go about it. yourself on their mor& and because crtaloga. Send for them aa moa ea Ifyou don’t feel comfonable with space is so tieht there, they are not pouible 10 you anmrt gethe your advisor, ask around. Maybe you feeling too merciful right now, Still, Infornution that pau nemL

e c sp0b7ts-page 14 Thundemord February 8,1980 Hoopsters still battlina for tournev sx>ot by Tim Kelly The Grays Harbor series turned out Pulling out of an early January to be a road show, with both teams slump, the Highline Community Col- winning on enemy courts. lege men’s cagers have won three of Inthe Chokers’ 53-50 win at Highline thelr last four games during the cru- Jan. 28, the T-birds had strong board cial stretch drive of the season. play from Lanier, 12; Terrell Landry, The T-birds arestill in contention for 11; and liale, eight, but shot only 33 per one of three state tournament spots to cent from the floor. S be filled by Coastal League teams, The story was reversedin Highline’s c explained Fred Harrison, head coach. Feb. 2 win at Grays Harbor, 77-61. HCC Lower Columbia and Centralia lead the sank S1 per cent of its shots, while the t league wlth 5-2 records; Grays Harbor Chokers connected for only 34 per comes in next at 4-2. cent. Highline and Clark follow with 3-4 Landry has played well all season, Coaytal leaguetallies. Down the but he had one of his best perform- bL strcwh, HCCwill be fightingGrays ances in this game. He ended up with Harbor and Clark for the this d tourna- 38 points on 14 of 17 field goal shooting C Irlent spot. and pulled down 16 rebounds. I **ifwe win our next five games, I “Landry has just been playing excel- dl know we’ll be in a playoff for the lent ball at both ends of the court,” S tournament,” Harrison said. Harrison noted. Thefirst of the last five regular Lanier also had another fine game. E season games was played against He added nine boards and six assists to f Olympic’s Rangers on Feb. 6.(See late his 18 points. Locks had seven points to b scores, The cager’s next home game eo with 12 assists. rr will be Saturday, Feb. 9., against Clark. Until the team got back on track, Harrkon was beginning to wonder re “I’d be very surprised if we didn’t where their share of luck had gone. fc win the Clark game,” Harrison com- “Itold the guys that we were over- mented. due for some luck,” he said, “But, sc After the January dump, the team we’ve stilA got to do it on the floor.” started to win becauseof contributrons Even though the T-birds must still S. from all the players, according to the take each game one at a time, the luck coach. These contributions are shown did show up. It came in the form of 0 by the fine all-around games the team impressive playby Locks, the continu- has been coming up with. ing excellence byLandry, bench at In the Birds’ 83-81 win over the strength fromMike Lopez, and in- te Peninsula Pirates, Stan Lanier scored spirationl leadership by Armstrong 24 points, had six rebounds, and hand- among the contributions from the tc ed out four assists.Scott Armstrong entire squad, Harrison pointed out. added 14 points, seven boards, and Finishingup the season agamst tnree to1 another four assists. league oppponents, HCC will travelto Chris Locks, whohas played well Centralia fora Feb. 13 game, and then lately according to Harrison dished out return to battle Lower Columbia Feb. C 12 assists. 16 and Peninsula on Feb. 20. L “I’ve been really impressed with LATE RESULTS Chris’ floor play,” Harrison said of the Highline 95, Olympic 59 last four games, “If Ihad to single out Wadnesday, February 6 one player, he’s the one that’s done it.” Highline - Locks, 5, Lanier, 12, Hale, 6, Also in the Peninsula victory, both Landry, 10, Armstrong 9, Lopez 12, Byron Crudup and Doug Hale had 12 Crudup, 30, Beard, 6, Palmer, 6, Boere. we points. Hale also grabbed fivere- Late Results Stan Lanier pulls down a reboundagainst the Centralia Blazers. so Highline 75, Clark 87 staff photo by Leland Hilburn bounds. Wednesday, February 8 or by

HC T-bird women cagers pull out storybook finish 4:‘ 1:‘ But the pressure proved too much Carter,Carter quickly tossed it to k by Doug Helmhoiz for Olympic’s player, as she missed Bailey who had two defenders cover- 1c Withhalf of theirfifteen league her first shot, and Sue Armstrong ing her. vic games completed, Highlines women grabbed a veryimportant rebound, About 40 feet from thehoop, Bailey l:,r cagers have posted a 7-1 record, and threw it to Glenna Carter,Carter made a kind of hook shot that was still r hold a strong second place position in passed to Tammy Bailey, and Bailey airbornewhen the final buzzer Hi dribbled as far as she could, then the Coastal division. sounded. OP Taking five of their last five games stopped and shot a thirty-feot jump Bailey’s shot ended with a swish, the T-birds have been on a win streak shot that went in as the buzzer wentoff. hitting nothing but net, and giving the of. that started on the road, when they This tied the game at 63-63 and sent it Birds their seventh win with a 72-71 the downed Lower Columbia 79-74 on Jan. into an exciting overtime period. final. bre 23. Then on .Jam26 they traveled to In the overtime session, neither Bolinger said he got good hustle S team had a lead of morethan twopoints Grays Harbor and easily put them from all his players,including high fly away 79-28. at one time,-and with the clock winding scorer Carter with 22 points the On Jan. 28 the Birds returnedto the down, once again thegame was tied 69- Elly Broggi had an excellent game r* Pavilion, and again beat Grays Harbor 69. <” with 14 points and 15 rebounds. .59 84-60, in what was a make-up game With about eight seconds left-iane Becky Sturtz had8 assists and Diane f re fromthe snow-cancelledJan. 9 Bergstrom hit a free throw for HCC, Bergstrom added 9 rebounds and 9 me contest. and made it 70-69. points. .51 Highline left for Centralia on Feb. 2 Olympic dribbled down court, and Sue Armstrongplayed an impres- T and claimed another victim 73-58. called a time out with only five seconds sive game while she was in, but getting - ti Butthe Birds’ Jan.30 game in remaining. 3 quick fouls in the early going and a A‘. 2 ‘., . , . Bremerton proved to be the most At this point, Highline looked as fourth earlyin the second half kept her thrilling of the five games, when the thorlgh they had a sure win, but when on the bench most of the contest. winning basket was a forty foot swish the Rangers threw the ball in, Carter “With Armstrong forced to stay on ’ 1: .. shot with two seconds left in overtime, fouled Olympic’s hottest guard, which the bench, and Marci Hawthorne out giving Highline a storybook 72-71 win sent her to the free throw line with with a bad cold, we lost a lot of our 1 over the Olympic Rangers. another one and one situation. height and ability to get the offensive “It was an incredible game,” said This time the first shot was made, rebound,” said Bolinger. Bolinger, “we dominated the first half, tying the game at 70-70 with only two “1 also think I should maybe have they dominated the second half, and ticks left. switched to a full court press when with the lead changing eleven times Bolinger immediately called a time- they narrowed our lead to 15 points,” during the overtime period, either out. he explained, “but we regenerated in team had a chance to win.” “Iwanted to put pressure on her by overtime and man-to-man defense was makingher think about the shot,” doing the job.” Highline’s domination of the first Bolinger said. Bolinger is pleased with his team’s half over the Rangers was evident But his strategy didn’t work. position at this point, and he says after they had established 8 40-21 The Olympic guard made thesecond they’re playing good basketball more halftime lead. shot giving the Rangers the lead, 71-70, consistantly now. But Bolingerwas wary of how easily and what was once again looked like a On Fob. 6, first place Clark Commun- they manipulated Olympic, because sure win. ity College cornea to the pavilion for an “when you have that much success that Tammy Balley, author of the Blrdr’ Bolinger called another time-out to important rematch with the Birds at early in the game, it’s hard to stay at storybook tlnlsh against Olyrnplc. figure his next move. 7:30 p.m. the same pace.” “Our planwas throw the ball as far as Intheir first contest Clark prevailed, His wariness proved to be true, as two pointer, making the score 63-61. we could in the backcourt, and to get it but this time it may be different. Olympic rallied inthe second half, and Olympic had both the lead and pos- to Tammv Bailev for the shot.” Highline will have the home court with two minutes left in regular time, session of the ball withonly 1s seconds “With only two seconds left, our advantage, and with a win the Birds the Rangers were on top, 63-55. remaining, when Highline caused a chances looked bad, but my plan was could take possession of first place, Then Highlinefound the sparks they foul, sending the Rangers to the free about the only thing we could do”, depending on how Clarks make-up had in the first half, puttingfour throw line witha one and one situation, stated Bolinger. game turns out. consecutive free throws, and sinking a and what looked like a sure win. Beckv Sturtz threw a long pass to

. HCC’s Amberson looking toward ’84 Olympics

While most Highline College stu- “Imay be a year older than most of dents are just working themselves up the guys,”said Amberson,”but that to face another Mondaymorning, shouldn’t make that big a difference.” Mark Amberson is working his way How does Amberson feel about the toward the 1984 Olympic Games. possiblity of boycotting the Moscow Amberson, holder of seven HCC Olympics ? swimming records, begins his Monday “Idon’t think they should cancel the workouts in HCC’s pool at 5:15 a.m. games,” he said. He swims until 7:OO a.m. then re- “If the US. stays away, it won’t have turns in the afternoon to swim mother that big an impact or change Russia’s wo-and-a-half hours. plans.” Amberson spends over 16 hours a Amberson’s long swim toward the week honing his aquatic skills. 1984 games began with lessons when “Sure it gets old,” Amberson said, he was 8 years old. “but you have to swim that much to Now Amberson is being coached by ctay in shape.” Andy Hathaway, HCCswim coach, and He explained that “if you miss two Dick Hannula, Tacoma Swim Club days of practice youcan get out of coach. shape pretty fast.” The 19 year-old sophomoreholds Hathaway feels that Amberson is HCC records in the 200,500,1000yard extremely talented, probably alot free-style, and the 100, and 200 yard more talented than he realizes.” butterfly, and the 200 yard individual “He is fun to coach,”Hathaway said, medley. “because he responds to competit - Amberson is also a member of the ive challenge. relay team that holds the HCC records “He’s got a good sense of humor, he for the 200 and 400 yard freestyle. doesn’t get uptight, andhe’s out to After finishing at Highline, Amber- win.” son plans to attend a four-yearcollege. Hathaway alsc feels that Amberson He says several schools have expre- has improved since high school to the ssed strong interest in him. point that he is now a top swimmer in And after college - maybe the 1984 his events in four states. Olympics. “Amberson is one of the strongest Mark Amberson, going !?Jr the Sold in ‘84 staff photo by Chris Styron Amberson feels pretty optimistic swimmersHighline’s ever had,” about his chancesto make the U.S. Hathaway concluded, I‘ and he willbe a team four years from now. in the state, also coached the U.S. team him will be in the senior regionals on great benefitto a national level team.” in the 1978 PanAmerican Games. March 7, in Oregon. Hedoes not think that at 23 he will be Amberson also swims for the Taco- “Being in Hannula’s club is really He would like to makea very strong too old to compete. ma Swim Club under the tutelage of helpful,” Amberson said, “it brings me showing there, because many schools “Some of the topguys competing Dick Hannula. to national attention.” watch the results of the meetthat today are 21.” Hannula, the winningest swim coach Amberson said that the big meet for closely.

Swimmers make splash at Open ~ 1 lntramurals expandsm 1 hy F. Harold Amberson had the highest showing “High schoolcoaches are talking I I of the fourwith a fifth place in the 200 about us as an alternative to the U. of freestyle and the SO0 freestyle. W.,” he said. basketball program Two Highline College pool records On Jan. XXXX the Highline College 1 were broken by HCC’s Mark Amber- swim team split a double-dual meet at He explained that “ a lot of people that would go to the U. of W. are fast, I son on Feb. 2 at the Washington State Central Washington University, losing There is good news for those sports but are not fast enough to warrant top Open Swim Meet which was sponsored to Central and dumping Whitworth enthusiasts who enjoy good competi- cttention.” by the University of Washington. College. tion yet don’t have the time forvarsity Amberson, who already holds six The split brought the team’s season He believes that those people can sports-intramuralbasketball for HCC pool records, set new times of progress at a faster rate at Highline. win-loss record to 4-2 for the women’s Winter Quarter starts today, Feb. 8. ~ 4:489 in the 500 yardfreestyle and team and 5-1 for the men’s team. Jamie Durham, from Columbia Ba- 1:46.6 in the 200 yard freestyle. The men’s squadwas beaten soundly sin College, came to HCC and to the “We’ll be playing co-ed, half-court,3 Amberson also turned in times in the by Central, 68-25, and received a 41-0 swimming team in Winter Quarter. on 3, on Fridays from noon to 2 p.m.,” 100 butterfly of 5:38, in the 200 indi- forfeit from Whitworth. Although it has been four years since said Dale Bolinger, coordinator of vidual medley,2:OS in the 200 butterfly The women’ssquad lost by two she last swam competively, she feels intramural basketball. 159.9 and in the 100 freestyle, .49.8. points to Central, 50-48, and stomped confident about her progress. Playing 3 on 3 lessens the disparities Three other swimmers-represented Whitworth, 65-24. between co-ed teams. Then, according Highlineat the WashingtonState “Right now I’m working on bringing The team’s next meet is with Fort to Bollinger, it doesn’t matter if there’s Open. dGwn my times,” she said. Steilacoom at FSCC on Feb. 8. one woman and two men on a team Jon Rice had times in the 50 freestyle Andy Hathaway, coach of the HCC Durham is looking forward to the against two women and one man. of .26.1, in the 100 breaststroke, 1.13, in swim team, feels the team is having a Community College Championships on the lo0 freestyle, S7.1 and the 200 good season. Feb. 23. “Hopefully, but we’restill unsure, breaststroke 2:36. in 2:36. “The team has really jelledin Winter “I would like to break some records we’ll have one day during the week. Steve Ingalsbe swam the 100 butter- Quarter,” Hathaway said, “there has there.” The time has to be fit inamong all the fly in 1:05, the 50 freestyle in S3.7, and been real good spirit.” Durham likes HCC’s program ‘&but P.E. classes,” said Bolinger. the 100 freestyle in .MS. “The team membersare enthusiast- we need more women swimmers.” “Intramurals compete for time and Randy Terlicker turned in times of ically helping recruit swimmers,” he AndyHathaway,who has been gym space with the P.E. classes which .59 in the 100 butterfly, .23.4 in the 50 said. coachingat Highline fortwo years,also are in themselves really cramped,” freestyle, 2:lO in the 200 individual Recruiting is a big part of Hatha- coaches the Highline Swim Club. Bolinger commented. medley, 1:s in the 200 freestyle and Lack of available space is a great way’s program for improving his team. He has had several swimmers from .51 in the 100 freestyle. Hathaway feels that his emphasis on detriment to many proposed intramur- The four also swam two relays,with his club qualify atthe national and the al programs. recruiting is paying offwith some Olympic trials. - time in the 400 medley of 4:09, and in promising people that are possibly Spring offers more possibilities for 2 400 freestyle, a time of 3:31. headed for HCC. Regarding the possible boycott of intramural sports becauseP.E. classes the 1980 Olympics, Hathaway feels move outdoors then. that the contest between the American and the Russians swimmers would “But this is the basketball season and have been exciting and it would be now is when there is thc biggest disappointing if the two teams didn’t response and demand for basketball ” meet. says Rolinger. “The Russians have made tremend- Still in the plmmirrg stages are ;I ous advances in their swimming prog- Pickleball and nadmintort tourn;lrncnr rams,’’ he explained. scheduled towards the cnd of thu quarter. “In thepast 12 months they have Informatlot1 on Itltramural basket- taken threeworld records from thc ball v.ill bc posted on campus Hut a11 American men, who have dominated you really need to do is show 11p at the the sport since 1960. gym. “This has been the first real team effort by another country toassail the American dominance in swimming.” The T-birds remaining schedule are all away meets. Women’s tennis The Birds go to Fort Steilacoom on sign-up begins Feb. 8. The team will then go to the Com- munity College Championships at All women interested in tennis at Evergreen State College on Feb. 23. Highline are invitedto attend a meet- . The SeaSon will end with those ing that Will be held Feb.15 at 2 P.m. in swimmers who qualify going to the the women’s locker Member8 Highllnr’r awim team, Steve Ingalabe, Jodie Hartley, Gordon Nerd@, For more information, students are Milt Crsfton, and Diana &hub wait for inbtructionu from Coach Hata Hathaway. Senior Regionals in Beaverton, Ore. Mar. 7, 8,9. encouraged to call Norma Kay Adam- staff photo by Brian Morris son, women’s tennis coach, at 839-6715. pago 16 Thundemord February 8,1980

Harriers should be competitive -Czubin byDoug Hale This fact was evident last Saturday TheHighline Community College when six Highline men participated in track team may not be strong conten- the Portland Indoor Invitational and a ders for the state championship this couple of good times were turned in. year, but with some top efforts from Din0 Vallala, a 440 runner, rana 61 key individuals,they will be compcti- second SOyard sprint and finished in tive. sixth place. ”We expect to finish somewhere in the middle of our league,” says new “Dino ran really well” commented head coach Charles Czubin. the distance runners’Coach Tom The first track meet for HCC as a Frank, “he finished just behind one of team will be the Feb. 15 Indoor meet at the younger Russians on their national Moscow. Idaho. team.’’ Another good performance was “I’ve always wanted the headcoach- turned in by Doug Smith, who ran a ing job,” he said, “but I never really 4:35 mile. expected to get it. “1 was at HCC in their golden year “Doug looked very smooth out there and is going to help us out a lot this (1969) when they won the state champ- ionship, and I’ve wanted to be the head season,” stated Frank. coach ever since.” Czubin’s appointment to head coach Looking forward,Coach Czubin says during the quiet period really ham- that “free fromany unwanted injuries pered his recruiting. Thequiet period we should have a very strong mile is a time in May when coaches can not relay team, a good discus squad, and speak to any prospective athletes. wehave some competitive distance runners in Larry Kaiser,Doug Smith, Czubin has been assistantcoach DaveDzcwaltowski, and John under Don McConnaughey for six Bandur.” years. Czubin also sees some weakness in “We didn’t have a strong recruiting this team, saying that “we are wanting Larry Kaiser, one ?he returningHCC harriers. year atall,” ssidCoach Czubin, “which a sprinter, a long jumper and high isn’t going tohelp us any this season.” hurdler.” Even without a super recruiting year, Highline still hassome really Track practice will begin on Feb. 3 fine athletes who will be performing and run on Tuesday and Thursdays at - whom were on the cross-country team ingthe winter.” this season. 3:15. Highline athletics calm in Title /X storm Women can compete in volleyball, There does seem to be some conten- Don McConnaughey doesn’t feel by F. Harold basketball, track, tennis, swimming, tion about HCC’s track and cross- there is a need to specifically hire a One of the stormiest issuesto hit and cross-country. country team. female for that position. collegiate sports inthe 1970’s was Title Volleyball is not offered formen and ‘’ An athlete is in search of certain IX. men‘s wrestling was dropped this Last quarter a petition was circu- goalsand objectives on !!:e field,” TheTitle IX program was imple- school year, leaving basketball, track, lated around the campus by Bonnie McConnaughey explained. “A coach is mented by the federal government to swimming and cross-country for men. Wendricks, the lone female on the a facilitator of a person meeting tho> cross-country team. ensure equal opportunity in education goals and ends.’’ / regardless of sex. TheHCC Athletic Department’s The petition requested that HCC hire “Any qualified male or femalecoach While the policy was begun to pre- 1979-80 budget provides nearly equal a woman to coachthe cross-country or can help an athlete meet those ends.” vent overall discrimination, its great- funding for men’s and women’s prog- the track team. McConnaughey also expects an in- est impact has been on college sports. rams. A stipend was included for anassis- crease in the amount of recruiting In order to comply with the regula- Men’s tennis andwomen’s tennis tant track coach and as yet, the position done for the track teams. tions under Title IX, many colleges had were each alloted $4561 for the school is unfilled. to completely reordertheir athletic year and in basketball, the women’s I departments. team was given a totalallotment of The reordering caused bitterness $12,474 and the men’s team was given and inter-departmental squabbles on $14,204. many campuses. Guidelines for filing Title IX protests Highline College has been a relative The biggest increases in the current calmin this “equal opportunities budget are in stipends for women Anyone who feels that they have by the Title IX officer, eitherthe storm.’’ coaches and increased travel allo- been discriminatedagainst because of complainant or the person to “Title IX has had no big impact on wance for women’s basketball. their sex, in any area of admission, whom the complaint is directed our program,”said Don McCon- Eileen Broomell, women’s volleyball application for employment, employ- may request an appeal to the naughey, HCC athletic director,“since coach, sees muchimprovement in ment, or education at HCC may file a college president in writing with- our underlying philosophy has alwayc women’ssports at HCC since they protest with the federal government. in 10 days afterreceiving the been one of equal opportunity.” began in 1974. Title IX Grievance Procedure (As written results of the Title IX required bysection 86.8 (b) of Titie 1x1 official hearing. Within 15 days McConnaughey went on to say that “We are getting better players, as afterreceiving the written re- “the opportunity is there for women, the girls are coming up through the quest, the college president or grades and are getting better train- I.Any applicant for admission although notas many women take part the president’s designee will con- in their activities as men do in theirs.” ing,” Broomell said. Step 1: Informal Meeting duct the presidentialappeal Broomell also believes that the wo- Requesting an informal meeting hearing and report the findings Highline actuallyoffers more wo- men who compete are more dedicated with the individualbelieved to in writing to both the complain- men’s programs than men’s. than their male counterparts. have committed the discriminat- ! ory act and attempting to infor- ant and the person to whom the mally resolve the concern. complaint is directed. - Featuring: (1) The college president or de- B. Step 2: Title IX official signee, the Title IX officer, the, hearing complainant and the person to . - !f not satisfied by the results of whom the complaint is directed Terrell Landry the informal meeting, the comp- shall attend the presidential ap- lainant may request in writing, pealhearing. The college presi- t stipulating the specificgrie- dent presidentialor designee *‘ TerrellLandry, starting forward vance@), a meeting with the shall preside. center for Highline’s basketball team, college Title IXofficer. Within30 turned in an outstanding performance (2) Either the Complainant or days ofreceiving the written person to whom the complaint is to aid the T-birds in their 77-61 win request, the Title IX officer will directed may have witnesses pre- against Grays Harbor on Feb. 2. havearranged a meeting and sent at the discretion of that Landry hit14 of 17 field goals, and 10 reported the findings, in writing, person presiding. of 12 free throws for a game total of 38 to both the complainant and the (3) The written findings of the points. person to whom the complaint is presidential appeal will be consi- Landry also turned in 16 rebounds directed. Itshall be at the discre- dered final. No furtherintra- for the T-birds. tion of the complainant to deter- institutional appeal exists. mine whetherthe Title IX officer This is Landry’s first year at HCC will meet with each party sepa- If desired, inquiries or appeals where he is a sophomore. rately or in a single meeting. beyond the institutional level may be Landry, a walk-on from New Iberia, Ifthe complainant requests a directed to: La, spent his freshman year playing singlemeeting, that meeting Regional Direction basketball for Pearl River Junior Col- shall be attended by the comp- Office of Civil Rights, HEW lege in Mississippi. lainant, the person to whom the 1321 Second Avenue complaint is directedand the Seattle, WA 98101 He came to HCC to remain with his Title IXofficer who will chair the The Equal Opportunity Commission two high school teammates, Chris meeting. 705 Second Avenue Locks and Mike Lopez. Seattle, WA 98101

.+,. * ~ After completing his AA degree at C. Step 3. Reddential Appeal Human Rights Commission ” Highline, Landry plans to attend a Ifthe complaint isnot resolvedas 402 Evergreen Plaza Building university. Olympia, WA 98504 t a result of the hearing conducted

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